Chapter 298: Showdown with Princess Celestia
As soon as Qi Tian went out, he saw Xia Qingxue standing at the door, the little white leather boots under her feet kicking the small stones on the ground.
"Clear the snow. He called softly.
"Brother-in-law!" Xia Qingxue heard Qi Tian's voice, like an obedient little white rabbit, and immediately ran to Qi Tian, "Did Master tell you?"
There was a hint of guilt on her pretty face.
Qi Tian knew that at this time, because she felt that she hadn't told herself in advance, "It doesn't matter, isn't it equivalent to going out to study for two years, it's not a big deal." ”
Xia Qingxue put her face on his chest and said with a look of dependence: "When Master told me that she was going to take you away for two years, I immediately disagreed, and even begged her to be an old man, but no matter what I said, Master still disagreed, saying that brother-in-law, you have the future destiny of thousands of human beings, and I will take you away no matter what." ”
At the end of her speech, her voice was very small, "I am reluctant to let my brother-in-law go, and the second sister and eldest sister must also be reluctant to leave my brother-in-law for so long." ”
Qi Tian touched her black and long hair dotingly, and was very considerate of her difficulties, after all, her left hand was her brother-in-law, and her right hand was the master who treated her as her own daughter.
"Have you heard of the Witch Man and the Fission of Heaven and Earth before?"
Xia Qingxue raised her head, "I heard Master mention that the original continent of this world was called the Ancient Continent, and later because of something, the Ancient Continent was divided into four, and our current continent is called the Xuangu Continent, and the remnants of the other three continents, that is, the witches, tried in vain to reunite the four continents into one." ”
She said with trepidation: "Although Master didn't mention it specifically, he told me that the other three continents have very ferocious creatures, and human beings are in front of them, even martial arts masters are difficult to spare, once the continents are reunited together, all human beings on the Xuangu Continent will be wiped out." ”
Qi Tian nodded and didn't continue the topic, "What do you want to do in the afternoon?"
As soon as Xia Qingxue heard that she was going out to play, she immediately put things like the fission of heaven and earth and witches behind her, and said with a happy face: "I haven't played well in the Imperial Capital City, I want my brother-in-law to accompany me around the Imperial Capital City." ”
"Okay, then I won't do anything today, just accompany Qingxue Baby to play in the Imperial Capital City. Qi Tian said with a smile.
Just as Qi Tian and Xia Qingxue were walking on the streets of the Imperial Capital City, he also fully felt how much pleasure power could bring under the feudal system!
He was named the protector general, and the matter of one person under ten thousand people has spread throughout the Sunny Empire, and the officials and people of the imperial capital city are even more aware of it.
No matter where the two of them went, even if there were no soldiers to open the way, the people on the street would take the initiative to avoid it, and they would not even get close to a distance of ten meters.
When many people saw Qi Tian, they also knelt down for Qi Tian, shouting in their mouths, "Meet the general" and the like.
And those shopkeepers and bosses even took out their best things and gave them to Xia Qingxue and Qi Tian without money, as if it was a glorious thing to be looked at by Qi Tian.
These shopkeepers and bosses are also human spirits, and it can be seen that Xia Qingxue is pregnant and is Qi Tian's wife, so the sweet horses are sent one after another.
"Madame is so beautiful, she is the most beautiful woman Xiaomin has ever seen!"
"Mrs. and the general walked together, a real talented woman, a match made in heaven!"
"Madam, the little one has the best West Sea pearls here, and I specially gave them to Madame to grind and apply them on her face to ensure that her skin is as tender as a baby. ”
Many bosses saw Xia Qingxue's beauty-loving nature, and kept sending women's beauty things.
Xia Qingxue was told by these people's rainbow farts with a feeling of wanting to die.
Qi Tian on the side was a little worried, if she kept this smile, would her face become stiff after a long time...
Bingfeng followed behind the two, his hands were full of large bags and small wraps, and he was carrying a cloth bag on his shoulders, like a bodyguard of that thing.
The news of Qi Tian and Xia Qingxue's shopping soon reached the ears of some officials.
They immediately flocked like wasps, everyone pretended to meet Qi Tian by chance, and then they were tired of not leaving, talking about this for a while, introducing the scenery and monuments along the way, and sending the gifts that had been prepared without leaving a trace.
Of course, most of them are for Xia Qingxue, because they all know that as long as Xia Qingxue is happy and can remember herself, as long as she blows the wind by Qi Tian's pillow in the future, General Qi Tian will definitely be able to remember herself.
Soon, the three-person team that originally only had Qi Tian, Xia Qingxue, and Bingfeng became a large team of forty or fifty people.
Moreover, for the first time, these officials went out on the streets without an entourage, and they all followed closely.
Qi Tian originally wanted them to leave, he didn't want so many people to disturb the two-person world between him and Xia Qingxue, but he knew that at the moment, the royal power was changing, the court was subverted, and these officials were also doing this for self-preservation, if he drove these officials away, they would probably think that they had been drawn a red circle by the eldest princess, and they would be beheaded soon, so they simply went home and directly found a rope and hanged themselves.
Walked around all day.
Many officials usually lack exercise, but they have to persist because of Qi Tian's presence.
Some fat people with bloated bodies and two little fat legs are even more trembling, although they are already sweating profusely, they still insist on squeezing out a "relaxed, happy" smile, trying to make others think that he likes this kind of "close to the people" hiking life.
As the sky gradually darkened, Qi Tian knew that he still had to go to the eldest princess to "cross-path", so he politely rejected all the officials' banquet proposals, and directly sent Xia Qingxue back to Qi Mansion, while he rushed towards the palace.
When he arrived at the gate of the palace, Gu Zhengang arched his hand at Qi Tian, and still sent a large number of patrols in the eldest princess's bedroom as he did yesterday.
Qi Tian follows Fluttershy to Princess Celestia's bedroom again.
"Hmm, the scent of the dormitory is a little different today?" Qi Tian sniffed the fragrance around him.
Fluttershy smiled slightly, "Her Royal Highness is very researched about spices, and often concocts different aromas, and the General's favorite floral tea is made by Her Royal Highness the Celestial Princess herself." ”
Qi Tian smiled and nodded, "The eldest princess is really bothered. ”
Fluttershy smiles but doesn't say a word.
In fact, Qi Tian still didn't say anything, that is, the eldest princess used a few cans of floral tea to exchange for today's throne, which is really worth it!
It's still the same study, it's no different from yesterday.
Fluttershy invites Qi Tian into the study and turns to leave.
Qi Tian walked to the curtain and said, "Princess, can we remove the curtain and be honest with each other?"
"Why?" Celestia said in a very flat tone.
"Because of curiosity, the more mysterious things are, the more curious people will be, just like you and I are close at hand, but blocked by a gauze curtain, why do you want me, a person who has worked hard for you, to see the true face of Lushan, isn't it?"
"It's not the time yet, there will be a time for you to meet. The eldest princess said, "You make tea first, it's the new tea made by the palace today." ”
Qi Tian knew that he couldn't force it, so he turned around and sat on the tea table.
There was a brand new yellow porcelain jar on the tea table, "Huh, this porcelain jar is of good workmanship." ”
He opened the lid of the porcelain jar, and immediately there was an incomparably fragrant smell.
"Well, it seems to be a little more fragrant than the floral tea in the past!" Qi Tian twisted a handful of tea, and then poured the boiling water next to him into the teacup.
Soon, a scent that was even stronger than just before wafted out.
Qi Tian blew it, and then drank it all.
"What are you going to talk about today?" asked Princess Celestia.
Qi Tian took the teacup and said, "Before I speak, I want to ask Princess Celestia a few questions. ”
"Say it. Celestia spoke in a normal tone, as if she had long expected Qi Tian to ask questions.
"When did Celestia make up her mind to make me a pawn on your chessboard?"
"Just when you first defeated the Lion Army, that is, Akbar, Hongu knew that you were a sharp sword that could help Hongu defeat the crown prince. ”
Qi Tian nodded, the eldest princess was so outspoken, which meant that she was indeed ready to have a showdown with herself.
"After you let me, you will let my second sister come to Yunhai City to lure me to the Imperial Capital City?"
"Qi Baishi is indeed a girl with a straight personality and a mellow temperament, she really loves you, when she knows that you are in danger, she will immediately go to inform you, it seems that she is afraid that Qi Wuxian will not agree, she didn't even tell her family and left. The eldest princess said, "But the palace didn't lie to her, and the prince did want to do something to you at that time." ”
Qi Tian nodded, "An Lushan's family was slaughtered by Emperor Nu Han, it should also be the masterpiece of the eldest princess, right?"
"Yes, there is a common problem when you can become an emperor, that is, you are suspicious, and Ah Nuhan is no exception. ”
Qi Tian filled his teacup with water again, and continued to ask: "I really want to know the content of that letter, people who can become emperors are not stupid, he clearly knew that An Lushan carried an army of 30,000, but he resolutely killed the family members of An Lushan and others, even if he is suspicious, he should consider the authenticity of the content of the letterhead." ”
The eldest princess suddenly sneered, "The reason why Ah Nu Han became an emperor is entirely because Emperor Cree swept away all the princes for him, and he is actually a narrow-minded and reckless man with no wisdom. ”
Qi Tian nodded, "But this is not enough for Ah Nuhan to kill An Lushan's family, right? As the emperor, he must have a lot of advisers around him, and they should persuade the emperor." ”
"Yes, a letter alone is not enough to make Ah Nuhan pick up a butcher's knife. The eldest princess said, "The other half is your reason, you see that An Lushan doesn't want to fight a blitzkrieg with you, so he robbed An Lushan's grain and grass, and the palace also helped you cut off the communication between An Lushan and the Lion Empire, so in the eyes of A Nu Han, An Lushan with an army of 30,000 people can march for so long without food and grass, and he does not contact the empire, and finally add the letter from the palace, which makes A Nu Han really ruthless." ”
She paused in her tone, "Do you also want to thank Bengong? If it weren't for Bengong's letter, how could An Lushan and his generals and soldiers take refuge under you?"
"Helping me is helping Your Highness, isn't it?" Qi Tian didn't appreciate it.
He felt that if it came to stratagem, he and the eldest princess could be described as made in heaven.
"Okay. ”
"When I entered the Imperial Capital City, His Highness directly threw me into the Military Academy as an instructor, regardless of it, is this to test me?"
"Yes and no. The eldest princess said, "The first time this palace and the prince in the court tit-for-tat, is to transfer you to the imperial capital, if you have a conflict with the prince because of your transfer, this unstable younger brother of this palace is afraid to go to the extreme." Also, if you can't even handle such a small thing, Hongu is indeed a little disappointed, but it's good, you didn't disappoint Hongu. ”
Qi Tian groaned slightly, and continued to speak: "Gao Yuchen is your person?"
"I've always been a member of this shrine. Princess Celestia said.
"Is the emperor long gone?" Qi Tian finally asked the climax question.
Princess Celestia sighed, "A man has to with more than a dozen women every day, do you think he can live for a long time?"
Qi Tian was scared for a while, but after thinking about it carefully, the three sisters of the Xia family, Li Jiaomei... It seems like it's only four, so it should be fine.
"So the eldest princess has always exercised royal power on behalf of the emperor?"
"Yes, this palace is just borrowing the name of my father. ”
"Then why don't you just let the emperor pass on the throne to you with a holy decree? ”
"Hehe, do you think the change of the emperor is so easy?" the eldest princess smiled, "If the emperor indulges in the harem all day long, no one will find anything, but once the emperor makes such a will, many people will ask to see the emperor, it is hard to guarantee that no one will find out the fact that the emperor has passed away, even if the palace is very secretive, don't some people guess in advance that the emperor is no longer alive?"
Qi Tian thought of Wang Shouren and Qi Wuxi, they all told themselves the guess in their hearts, the emperor was already dead.
"The emperor who appeared in the court that day was Ah Yan who sneaked into Qimen, right?" Qi Tian asked.
Celestia looked a little hesitant this time, but also admitted, "How did you find out?"
Qi Tian smiled slightly, it seemed that he had guessed correctly.
"Ah Yan is proficient in makeup, although the emperor in the court that day looks old, but his eyes are not like an old man who is about to die, but some girlish agility, the only thing in this world that cannot be disguised is human eyes. ”
"How many spies have you planted in my Qi Gate?" Qi Tian asked.
"Can you still be called a spy after telling you?" said the eldest princess, "you are so smart, why don't you find it yourself?"
Qi Tian was speechless, this eldest princess really made herself a little confused.
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PS: I'll go back to Beijing tonight, and the chapter the day before yesterday will be made up tomorrow.